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iShares MSCI South Korea ETF

271 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.34B invested in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 71 funds opening new positions, 80 increasing their positions, 70 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

263% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $774M | Put options by funds: $213M

133% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 37 (+4)

109% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 71 | Existing positions closed: 34

69% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.97B → $3.34B (+$1.37B)

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 236271 (+35)

14% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 80 | Existing positions reduced: 70

0.93% less ownership

Funds ownership: 69.56%68.63% (-0.93%)

Holders
271
Holders Change
+35
Holders Change %
+14.83%
% of All Funds
3.57%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+133.33%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
71
Increased
80
Reduced
70
Closed
34
Calls
$774M
Puts
$213M
Net Calls
+$561M
Net Calls Change
+$465M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PS
51
Principal Securities
Iowa
$9.8M +$1.36M +22,671 +20%
MCM
52
Maytus Capital Management
New York
$9.27M +$7.75M +129,140 New
SEI Investments
53
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$8.58M +$7.17M +119,543 New
Vontobel Holding
54
Vontobel Holding
Switzerland
$8.56M -$1.29M -21,554 -15%
ECM
55
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
$8.39M -$1.86M -31,030 -21%
EMPI
56
Elo Mutual Pension Insurance
Finland
$8.2M
KC
57
Kadensa Capital
Hong Kong
$7.91M +$6.61M +110,265 New
LPL Financial
58
LPL Financial
California
$7.61M +$3.69M +61,585 +139%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
59
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$7.56M
JG
60
Jain Global
New York
$7.18M +$6M +100,071 New
BSG
61
Black Swift Group
Colorado
$7.06M +$5.9M +98,320 New
RhumbLine Advisers
62
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$6.87M +$1.62M +26,980 +39%
Invesco
63
Invesco
Georgia
$6.78M +$4.59M +76,444 +424%
LJAC
64
L.J. Altfest & Co
New York
$6.43M +$5.38M +89,632 New
PHS
65
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$6.04M +$2.89M +48,223 +134%
VU
66
Valence8 US
Massachusetts
$6.01M +$5.02M +83,746 New
KIM
67
Karpus Investment Management
New York
$5.99M +$5M +83,418 New
BPC
68
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$5.75M
CIBC World Market
69
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$5.49M -$266K -4,430 -5%
SGDR
70
SPX Gestao de Recursos
Brazil
$5.31M +$4.44M +74,000 New
HighTower Advisors
71
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$5.22M +$4.36M +72,662 New
Wolverine Trading
72
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$5.11M +$4.33M +72,232 New
JAG
73
Journey Advisory Group
Kentucky
$5.11M +$4.27M +71,168 New
Aristotle Capital Management
74
Aristotle Capital Management
California
$4.94M +$2.58K +43 +0.1%
FDP
75
Financiere des Professionnels
Quebec, Canada
$4.67M

EWY Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

271 of the 7,595 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $3.34B — up 69% from $1.97B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 71 funds opened new EWY positions and 34 closed out — a net gain of 37 holders — while 80 added to existing stakes and 70 trimmed.

The largest buyer was PointState Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $112M. The largest seller was New Vernon Capital Holdings II, cutting an estimated $75.8M.

  • 271 institutional investors held iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) as of Q2 2025, up from 236 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $3.34B of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock for Q2 2025, up 69% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 71 funds opened new iShares MSCI South Korea ETF positions in Q2 2025 and 34 closed out, a net change of +37 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF buyer in Q2 2025 was PointState Capital, an estimated $112M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF seller in Q2 2025 was New Vernon Capital Holdings II, an estimated $75.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.